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KAREN G. SMITH, 68, of Atlantic (Svcs 7-20-11)

Obituaries

July 18th, 2011 by admin

KAREN G. SMITH, 68, of Atlantic died Sunday, July 17th at her home at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.  Funeral services for Karen G. Smith will be held at 10:30am on Wednesday, July 20th at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.

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Open visitation will be held on Tuesday and the family will be present Wednesday morning beginning at 9:00am prior to the services at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Whipple Cemetery northwest of Griswold.

KAREN SMITH is survived by:

4 Brothers: Donald (Ethel) Smith, Ramon (Jean) Smith, and Edward (Jolene) Smith all of Atlantic. And Gordon (Carol) Smith of Lawrenceburg, TN.

2 Sisters: Helen (Howard) Gregersen of Atlantic and Doris (Bill) Webster of Norwalk.

Several nieces and nephews.

Harlan City Council Meeting Preview

News

July 18th, 2011 by admin

Harlan will hold their regularly scheduled city council meeting Tuesday evening.

On the consent agenda: minutes of the July 5th city council meeting; the receiving and filing of the police statistical report for this past June; the receiving and reporting of receipts, disbursements, investments, and the financial report for June 2011; the receiving and filing of the waste water treatment plant’s June 2011 report; and the setting of city salaries.

Public hearings tonight include information on several sanitary sewer projects. The sewer projects include the 19th street sanitary sewer replacement; the industrial parkway sanitary sewer extension; and the in-town lift station, grit removal, and clarifier improvements.

Another public hearing will regard the redistricting of the city wards to comply with 2010 census results.

Other reports include a public health and sanitation committee report; the city administrator’s report, and the mayor’s report.

Other business includes an ordinance that adds “no parking” between the signs on the west side of Country Club View, just south of the cul-de-sac. Also in other business the council will discuss setting a hearing date for the proposal to dispose of the city-owned property.

The meeting begins at 5:15 Tuesday evening in the Harlan Council Chambers.

ELAINE LYNN WILLEY, 66, of Slater (Svcs 7-20-11)

Obituaries

July 18th, 2011 by admin

ELAINE LYNN WILLEY, 66, of Slater died Monday, July 15th at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.  Funeral services for Elaine Willey will be held 11:00am Wednesday, July 20th at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

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Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 20th from 9-11am with the family present at that time prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Richland Township Cemetery in Bagley.

Iowa Western Community College Board Meets Today

News

July 18th, 2011 by admin

Iowa Iowa Western Community College Board Today

 

The Iowa Western Community College Board of Directors will hold their regularly scheduled meeting this afternoon at the Cass County Center.

On the agenda for today is the oath of office to Larry Winum, the Officer of District 2. Ann Pross will also provide an update on the Cass County Center.

The board will discuss monitoring information reports about college operations. Included are the President’s report on the IACCT Conference/ACCT Conference in Dallas, the July 29th graduation with Carol Huffman serving as speaker, and the open meetings and records amendments. Also included are Connie Hornbeck’s IACCT report as well as athletic activities reports from Brenda Hampton and student transfer outcomes from Troy Vermeer.

Consent agenda includes a personnel report, the presentation of bills for payment with auditors Scott Robinson and Kirk Madsen, as well as a financial report.

Action items include approving the Iowa jobs training contract with Conductix with Bernie Duis and the Clark/Hall renovations project.

The executive session has collective bargaining, employee salaries, and the President’s evaluation on the agenda.

The board’s meeting takes place at 2:00 this afternoon at the Cass County Center.

The Atlantic Coca-Cola Museum will get a New Location

News

July 18th, 2011 by admin

The Atlantic Coca Cola Museum is set to move from their current armory location to a new building later this summer. Dolly Bergman with the Coca-Cola Museum says the move will give the museum much more room to work with compared to the armory.

The museum’s new location will be at the old Atlantic Locker building. Bergman says the museum should fit in well at that building. She also hopes that the museum will be able to be open more with a bigger location.

But the move will have an impact on when the museum is open. Bergman says they will be forced to close for a period of time in September and October. The plan is to re-open when the Christmas Grand Lighting takes place in Atlantic.

Anyone who wishes to help with the move can call the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.

Backyard and Beyond 07-18-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

July 18th, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks with Bernie Havlovic, Director of the Wallace Foundation Farms, about the Garden Field Day coming up @ Armstrong Farm.

9AM Newscast 07-18-2011

News, Podcasts

July 18th, 2011 by admin

w/ Brett Johnson

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8AM Sportscast 07-18-2011

Podcasts, Sports

July 18th, 2011 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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Cooling Stations Open in Cass County

News

July 18th, 2011 by admin

If you‘re looking for a way to beat the heat, Cass County has announced cooling stations will be open at three locations.

The Nishna Valley YMCA will be open Today (Monday) through Thursday from 4:30 AM to 10:00 PM , and on Friday from 4:30 AM until 8:00 PM

The Anita Health and Wellness Center’s cooling station will be open today (Monday) through Thursday from 6:00 AM until 8:00 PM, and on Friday from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

And the Griswold Community Building’s cooling station will be open today (Monday) through Friday from 7:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Fremont County Accident

News

July 18th, 2011 by admin

No injuries have been reported in a traffic accident that occurred in Fremont County.

Russell Bowers of Sidney was backing his 1997 Ford F-150 out of a parking lot at 701 Cass Street. While backing out, he struck a 1996 Dodge Dakota parked on the opposite side of the street owned by Richard Benson of Sidney.

No other details are currently available.